YEAR 7 NEWS

By Mr Massiah & Mrs Blake

Year 7 have had a momentous first year at Cherwell. One thing that reminded us of this was our recent Transition Day, when the school opened its doors to incoming Year 6s for a day. When we saw the Year 6s, we immediately remembered when Year 7s came to school on Transition Day and felt immense pride at how much they have settled in, matured and developed as fully-fledged Cherwellians over the past year. They are going from strength to strength and we are excited to see their continued development in Year 8.

Year 7 are a distinctly active year group, with many sports and activities being self-organised at break and lunch time and high levels of participation in sports clubs, so enjoying Sports Day will be particularly pleasing for them! Many of them have been creatively making banners that they will display with pride to support their teams on the day! We are also looking forward to our end of year celebration assembly, when we will reflect on Year 7's journey so far. Particularly remarkable milestones include: the Winter Festival, the Science Fair, the Venture Award Trip, tree planting, Year 7 Reward Day, the Shakespeare Living Library and their many sporting achievements to name a few. What a great year it has been for them participating in the fullness of the extra-curricular experience at the school.

As we think ahead to the Summer holidays, we want to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful Year 7 tutors, teachers and all staff who work so closely with our Year 7s to help them make progress in their lessons and give support where needed. We also wish you, parents and carers, a fantastic Summer.

With warm wishes

Kerry Massiah, Head of Year 7 Amanda Blake, Deputy Head of Year 7